Catecholamine, any of various naturally occurring amines that function as neurotransmitters and hormones within the body. Catecholamines are characterized by a catechol group (a benzene ring with two hydroxyl groups) to which is attached an amine (nitrogen-containing) group. Among the catecholamines are dopamine, epinephrine (adrenaline), and norepinephrine (noradrenaline). 1  All catecholamines are synthesized from the amino acid l-tyrosine according to the following sequence: tyrosine â dopa (dihydroxyphenylalanine) â dopamine â norepinephrine (noradrenaline) â epinephrine (adrenaline).
The name Maheen is of Persian origin. The meaning of Maheen is greatest. Maheen is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ma-heen.
The name Maheen is ranked on the 5,796th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used. We estimate that there are at least 50800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Maheen has six characters.